Update: As of July 2023 verification is required in order to post in this group. Thanks for your cooperation and understanding!

What is verification?

"Verification" is the process of proving that the person in the picture is the actual person posting their personal ad. Verification is optional for now, but having the verified flair next to your name will help other users to know that you are who you say you are and not a catfish.

How do I get verified?

Send a message to the mods with your preferred pronouns that contains at least three color pictures of you holding a handwritten paper sign that includes:

Your exact reddit username

Today's date, including the year (must match the date you submit the post). Please spell out the month: January 7th 2020" or "Jan 7th 2020", not "1/7/2020" (US) or "7/1/2020".

A mention of r/MarylandAdultParty (to confirm the person holding the sign knows where it is being posted).

Important:

Use black or blue ink on white or light color paper. Hold the paper sign in your fingers, bending it slightly, in at least 3 pictures. Do not color-correct or do any other type of digital manipulation on the photos.

Keep your sign! We might ask you to take additional pictures.

In these pictures we need to see a picture of your face as well as your body and one including both. If you are verifying as a couple both parts of the couple will need to be in the picture, same goes for all members of any poly relationship.

Your message subject should have the word "verification" in it. "

Make sure each shot of the sign is at a slightly different angle (as opposed to being "straight-on"). If you want to go the extra mile for us, crumple the sign up into a ball and then take your pictures with the sign uncrumpled! This creates a lot of random angles in the paper, and convinces the mods and users that the sign was not photoshopped.

Be prepared to be slightly inconvenienced by us. We want to make sure you're you! If we ask you to resubmit pictures, you are NOT being singled out. We do this all the time. Just read these directions carefully, and hang in there. We'll get you verified!

Please do not take the picture with a potato. If you're stuck with a crappy webcam, you may be able to mitigate the issue by making sure there is TONS of light in the room from multiple sources. But if your verification pictures are so low quality that we can't read the sign or be reasonably sure it wasn't faked, we might deny your verification.

Color Pictures / No filters / No editing. The photos should be high resolution and unedited so that they are more likely to pass our photoshop detection tests. Do not adjust the color or convert them to black and white. If there is anything you do not want seen (tattoos, marks) then pose the pictures in such a way that they are not visible. Do not change pixels/blur/etc. Do not apply instagram filters or anything similar to your verification photos. You can do that to your other submissions, but this is not the time for that (sorry).

Upload your pictures to a photo sharing site like Imgur.com and send us the link in your verification message.

Do I have to show my face?

Yes! The purpose of the verification in this subreddit is to create a safe honest space for us to all do our thing. These pictures are also not being posted anywhere and we will respect your discretion we just need to confirm you are who you say you are. We don't want anyone getting catfished and we don't want your government name, just your reddit handle. We don't care about who you are in real life and we don't even want to know. All we care about is that you are in the photo and you consent to being posted.

If you are found to be using pictures that are not your own you will be banned. NO EXCEPTIONS. We do not support distributing peoples pictures with out consent or using them to lie to others about who you are. If you want to catfish people go on tinder.

How long does verification take?

We usually have people verified within a few hours, but sometimes it can take longer. If you think we missed yours, don't hesitate to message the moderators.

Can verification be revoked?

Yes. If you delete your verification message, or if we later conclude that your verification is not authentic, you will lose your verification flair.

You said I was verified, but I don't see it

It takes a few minutes to a few hours for the little alien head to show up. Note that it will only be visible next to your posts in r/MarylandAdultParty You won't see it on your user page or in other subreddits.

Also note that you may have flair disabled or hidden. Be sure the "show my flair" option in the sidebar is checked!